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These are the random thoughts of Francine Russelle in Belenistan, 30 miles south of the Middle of Nowhere in New Mexico... Hoping that I can be a Hundredth Monkey whose BFO's (blinding flashes of the obvious) change the World we share.

Monday, December 8, 2008

My Poor Tooth

The End of Wisdom: Last Pearl(c) 2008 Francine Russelle4" x 6" x 1", mixed media on canvas and canvas board

This piece was like pulling teeth, literally.

I needed to have my last wisdom tooth extracted a few months ago. I asked for the tooth and, apparently, that's not such a strange request because the nurse put it inside this cute little plastic case and handed it to me along with the instructions on how to care for my mouth once the anesthesia wore off.

I knew I wanted to do something with it, to enshrine it somehow. I like using mini-matchboxes. The gold calligraphy, pearls, tea bags, a scrabble tile and roses just appeared in the studio. I'm quite pleased with the result.